“...Such is the variety of feelings and moods across the different landscapes of "With Echoes..." eight songs that my notes identify a number of different bands inherent in Minsk's sound: Om, High On Fire, Mastodon, Neurosis, Cult of Luna, Nachtmystium and even Sólstafir. Om are very much apparent in the tribal, chanting, transcendental aspects found in the likes of "Means To An End" and "Crescent Mirror" that have created songs which touch on both 'relaxing' yet 'intense'. Vocalist Tim Mead sings clean and clear yet in a withdrawn manner not unlike Al Cisneros of Om and drummer Tony Wyioming comes from the Brann Dailor (Mastodon) school of ADHD drumming, all while riffs merge and spew into one another, sometimes at a relative pace however at others these occurrences almost seem to be accidental and unimportant such is the feeling found at those moments..” (Read More: www.metal-archives.com)